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Japan’s Kei Nishikori has been on a tear this season. Entering the year ranked World No. 21, the 24-year-old fought Rafael Nadal to two tie-breaks in a tight Australian Open match, then defended his title at the U.S. National Indoors championship in Memphis in February. Moving to the Miami Sony Open a month later, Nishikori dispatched Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, then knocked out fourth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer. The day after, the Japanese handed 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer a stunning upset. He is now only the third player – along with Nadal and Britain’s Andy Murray – to have played Federer at least three times and maintained a winning record. Read More »

Li Na played Dominika Cibulkova in the women’s singles final at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Here are highlights of the action.

3:05 am (EST)

Will Davies

Welcome to our live blog of the women’s singles final between Li Na of China and Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia. Li, in her third Australian Open final, is favorite to win. If she does, she will have a second Grand Slam title to go with her French Open crown in 2011, the first time an Asian player won a Grand Slam single’s title.

As China’s Li Na marches on to the Australian Open finals, a groundswell of excitement is building up not just in her home turf, but also in the hallowed corridors of the world’s most prestigious watchmaker. Read More »

Japan’s top player, Kei Nishikori, defeated American Donald Young, 7-5, 6-1, 6-0, to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open in a match that started out looking much tougher than it ended up. Read More »